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SIX OF THE BEST… “Six of the Best” columns from the past year

Can you believe it? Because I certainly can't. I've actually been writing this column for an entire year here on Nerdery Public. So, as befits a one-year anniversary, here are six of the best "Six [...]

By |January 1st, 2015|Six of the Best/Worst|0 Comments

Attending Dragon*Con Fantasy vs. Reality

We’re a week away from Dragon*Con 2014. I always have such high hopes for this convention and despite the drawbacks of large crowds, herding queues, and the inevitable missed celebrity (whether actor, writer, or artist), I [...]

By |August 21st, 2014|Nerdery Publications|0 Comments

It’s hip to be square root of 3

For those who don't know, the square root of 3 is an irrational number and is known as Theodorus's constant. I could waffle on about Fermat's method and all of that stuff, but I'd rather [...]

By |June 13th, 2014|Nerdery Publications|0 Comments

Nerd Academy: IJRLA001 (Run, Indy, Run)

Welcome to Nerd Academy! Here at Nerd Academy we believe that you can’t breed good geeks if you aren’t a good geek. You’ll be given sound, video and or photo clips of iconic geek culture [...]

By |February 10th, 2014|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

Scooby Doo and the Mystery Of The Missing Curves

I recently saw a post online that criticised the show Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated. Okay, that may not sound like a big deal. Except it was, sort of. It could have been a criticism about [...]

By |January 15th, 2014|Nerdery Publications|0 Comments

What is a nerd?

nerd /nərd/ Noun 1. A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious: “one of those nerds who never asked a girl to dance”. 2. An intelligent, single-minded expert in a [...]

By |January 3rd, 2014|Nerdery Publications|3 Comments

Nerd Academy: GB001 (Are You A God?)

Welcome to Nerd Academy! Here at Nerd Academy we believe that you can’t breed good geeks if you aren’t a good geek. You’ll be given sound, video and photo clips of iconic geek culture to [...]

By |December 19th, 2012|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

Guiding Your Offspring To Geekery

Being a parent, I see my daughter changing before my eyes on a daily basis. When she was an infant, she was so small… terrifyingly small. I would hold her on my forearm like a [...]

By |December 11th, 2012|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

Nerd Academy: GREM001 (Caring for your Mogwai)

Welcome to Nerd Academy! Here at Nerd Academy we believe that you can’t breed good geeks if you aren’t a good geek. You’ll be given sound, video and photo clips of iconic geek culture to [...]

By |December 5th, 2012|Breed Geeks|0 Comments

Gonzoriffic = Girlriffic

With the interwebz and geek culture as a whole abuzz about misogyny, yet again, I thought I would take a couple of articles to share some incredibly girl/geek girl positive things with you. Last week [...]

By |November 29th, 2012|Memoirs of a Geeksha|3 Comments